It's hard work seeing many ways in which Wii U games can best those found on consoles from 2005-06, at least visually, but there's one area the Wii U is trumping Microsoft and Sony's machines: power consumption.

Despite packing a complex tablet-like controller, the Wii U draws roughly half the power of its current-gen competitors, often less than half, which... well, it should save you a few bucks on your power bill if you're a serious user.